Personal Trainer Shares Struggles from Journey of Gaining and Losing Weight | Drew Manning

On this episode of Health Theory, Tom Bilyeu is joined by health and fitness expert Drew Manning to discuss such matters and more as they explore Drew’s incredible journey of going from fit to fat to forty and what he’s learned along the way. They discuss the unique struggles people face when out of shape, overweight, or living an unhealthy lifestyle, how to approach body image in a healthy way, why we self-sabotage ourselves when starting out on a fitness journey, how to understand our self-worth, how to become more self-aware, why doing hard things is good both mentally and physically for us, and the importance of finding a community to struggle with along the way.

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SHOW NOTES: 

Fit 2 Fat | Drew shares why he is once again going through his extreme transformation. [0:55]

Struggle | Drew shares why people have such difficult experiences when overweight. [3:50]

Parenting | Drew discusses parenting and the curveballs he faces. [8:46]

Physical | Drew discusses why he pushes his children to explore athletics and sports. [10:26]

Drive | Drew shares where his drive for pursuing health comes from. [12:22]

Differences | Drew discusses the differences in feeling healthy and unhealthy. [13:38]

Self-Sabotage | Drew discusses our internal critic that holds us back from going further. [16:45]

Self-Worth | Drew shares how you can develop self-worth and stop self-sabotaging. [19:00]

Self-Awareness | Drew shares ways you can practice becoming more self-aware. [20:50]

Running 100 Miles | Drew shares his inspiring journey of running 100 miles. [23:38]

Diets | Drew shares how people do diets improperly. [28:10]

Blood Work | Drew discusses the importance of tracking your blood work. [31:27]

Why? | Drew shares what drives him to ultimately return back to his healthy ways. [34:43]

Pushback | Drew discusses why the first two-weeks are the hardest when starting out. [36:01]

Not Alone | Drew shares the importance of finding your community in your journey. [38:05]

Comparisons | Drew discusses the blood results he will be comparing while dieting. [42:27]

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Website: fit2fat2forty.com

Facebook: facebook.com/fit2fat2fit

Instagram: instagram.com/fit2fat2fit

Twitter: twitter.com/fit2fat2fit

TikTok: tiktok.com/@fit2fat2fit

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